Record container



Dec. 23, 1924. 1,520,369

' y c. SCHNEIDER RECORD CONTAINER Filed May 1e, 1921 fl (l Patented Dec. 23, 1924,

UN lTElD. STATES PTE @if F l C E;

CARL SCHNEIDER, OF NUTLEY, NEVI JERSEY.

RECORD CONTAINER.

Applcationled May 18,

pletely: closed or have an arrangement.

whereby theyare normally kept somewhat. open and are subsequently closed` when. the record is inserted. by pressing the divided 'portions together.

TheI disadvantage of 4record containers used heretofore isy thatthe records are damaged while being taken from and4 particularly when being put into the receivers after they have been used for dictation or otherwise.

rille record is usuallyslidintothe receiver and since the latter is son'iewhat rough at the edge, the line impressions made on the record are damaged when the record is not very carefully slipped into. the receiver.

@ne of the objects of myinvention is to provide, an inexpensive, easily operable device for bodily receiving a record, while preventing the sliding in of the latter, thus insuring it against damages.

A further object of my invention is to provide such ay device .which will automaticall)- close and remain normally in closed position.

A further object of my invention is to design this closing means in such a. manner as to provide a leverage for manually opening the receiver when inserting a record.

Another object of my invention is to provide the opening end of the receiver with an inwardly turnededge for preventing the recordl` once inserted, from voluntarily or accidently falling out of the receiver.

Another object of my invention is to provide resilient cushioning means within the receiver for preventing damage to the surface of the record.

From the foregoing will he evident that the advantages of my device are manifold. Firstly, the user .is compelled to completely 1921.l serial No. 470,735.

open my receiver since he is not a-hle'to put the record into it without lirst opening it there-by eliminating damages to the surface of the re ord. forced to open the container when he wishes to take out the record, thereby the slidingo'l" the record is Iagain eliminated.

ln heretofore used containers where the record is slid into and out, special devices are provided protruding into the receiver for holding the record from within in ordery to prevent it from accidently fallingout.

Such devices engage the inner surface of the l record and when thev latter is drawn out from the receiver, the inner surface ofthe record is naturally damaged.

Such damage makes a record in time run untrue and liadly ali'ects the dictatingoperation and the shaving of the cylinder when in use, as upon the trueness of the inner.

record surface partly depends the proper receiving and transmitting of the sound.:A

llhen the record is secured in my device, the receiver automatically shuts and prevents the record from falling out.

The foregoing advantages will he more fully apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings, forniing part of this specification, in which:

F 1. represents a longitudinal cross sectional view through a preferred form of my device, in open position.

Fig. I2 through my device in closed position and secured within a record tray.

F 8 is a detail end view of my device shown in preferred form.

Fig. -l is a cross sectional view taken ou line etw-si of Fig. 3. Y

Fig. 5 is a cross sectional View taken on line 5--5 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a partial view of a modified rform of my device.

Fig. 'T is an end view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, numerals 1()`r and l1 indicate semi-cylindrical members of my container, provided at one end with inwardlyhent flanges 12 and 18 preferably covered with a resilient cushioning strip ll.- At the inner surface rof my device therevis provided a plurality of semi-annular cushioning strips 15 and ring-formed end cushioning strips 1.6.

`With the straight ends of the receiver members are associated semi-circular clos- (i fl represents a cross sectional view ing members 17 and 18 which are hingedly connected with each other as indicated at 19.

The closing members are provided with spring means 2O which causes 'them to normally close the two semi-cylindrical halves of my receiver', to which they are attached. The closing members are lpreferably provided with outwardly extending flanges 21 and 22. At the upper and lower portions of the flanges are provided recesses indicated at 21 and 22 to prevent the fingers resting against the flanges from slipping when my device is opened. The flanges 21 and 22 are so arranged as to eX- tend beyond the pivotal point of the closing members, providing a leverage for facilitating the opening of my device.

When inserting or removing a record cylinder, indicated in dashed and dotted lines in Fig. 1, the container is opened toA an angle of about At that point the abutting cutout edges 21" and 225', which are preferably bent inwards as shown `in Figs. 3 and 4, come in Contact with each other, thus preventing my device from opening further.

The lconstruction of the closing members is preferably such as to provide a central opening 23 for receiving a pin 24 of a stand 25, illustrated in Fig. 2, by means of which the record and the receiver may be held in place.

In Figs. 6 and 7, there is a modified form of my closing member shown where the outer hinges 26 are made in the form of an eyelet and the spring member 20 coinprises two wire springs passed through brackets 27 punched out from the material of the closing member.

The manner of attachment of the closing member' to the semi-cylindrical receiver halves may be accomplished by rivets 28 as shown in Fig. l, or by means of pressedJ in prongs 29 as shown in Fig. 6 or in any other manner.

The construction of the closing member may be made in many different ways as long as the same desired results (that of causing the receiver halves to normally close) are accomplished. I therefore reserve for myself the right to make suitable changes and improvements within the scope of my invention to meet various conditions.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1.A new article of manufacture, a longitudinally divided cylinder having a iianged and hinged bottom and adapted to normally close, and means at the flanged bottom for facilitating opening the cylinder when desired. f

2. A new article of manufacture, a 1ongtudually divided cylinder. adapted to be normally closed and having a flangedv and hinged bottom, means at the flanged` bottom for facilitating its being manuallyv opened, and cushioning means provided within the cylinder.

3. A new article of manufacture, a longitudinally divided cylinder having a flanged and hinged bottom and a plurality of semiannular cushioning means disposed within, means for normally closing the cylinder and means provided at the flanged bottom adapted to facilitate the cylinder being opened when desired.

4. A new article of manufacture, a pair of semi-cylindrical members having internally arranged semi-annular cushioning means and provided with semi-ring shaped.y hinged bottoms, means associated with the bottom ends of said members for normally closing them and means for facilitating their being opened when desired.

5. A new article of manufacture, a pair of semi-cylindrical members having a plurality of internally arranged semi-annular cushioning means, a pair of semi-ringshaped, flanged end members adapted to permanently engage said semi-cylindrical members, said end members being hingedly connected with each other and adapted to force said semi-cylindrical members to normally close and provided with anti-slip means for facilitating opening of the latter when desired.

6. A new `article of manufacture, a pair of semi-cylindrical members having a plurality of internally arranged ksemi-annular cushioning strips, one end of said semi-cylindrical members being openand provided with a substantially annular inwardly bent rim, and a spring actuated, hinged and flanged, semi-ring shaped closing and opening member associated with each of said semi-cylindrical members at their other end.

7. In a record receiver, the combination of a pair of semi-cylindrical members adapted to be normally closed and provided at one end Iwith an inwardly bent edge,v semi-annular cushioning means provided within the members, and over the said edge, a spring operated, hinged and flanged, semi ring shaped'closing member associated with each of saidk semi-cylindrical members at their `other end, and so constructed as toprovide sufficient leverage for opening said members when desired.

8. In a record receiver, as per claim 7, said closing'Y member having a central opening for receiving anchoring means when in upright position.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 12th day of May,

t l l CARL SCHNEIDER 

